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Alfred Olufemi

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Nigeria, United Kingdom
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Alfred Olufemi’s Biography

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Alfred Olufemi, an award-winning investigative journalist, specialises in reporting on critical issues including health, governance, business of law and legal matters on the African continent.

With a career spanning across newspapers and niche media outlets including The PUNCH, Premium Times,Sci.Dev.Net, Africa Legal and most recently; Law.com; he has mastered the craft of storytelling in various formats.

Some of Alfred’s works have also resonated globally, featuring in prestigious outlets suc…

Alfred Olufemi’s Journalist Portfolio

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Big Law's Role in Global Steel v Nigeria Dispute Faces Scrutiny as Senate Probes Settlement Deal ...

Big Law's Role in Global Steel v Nigeria Dispute Faces Scrutiny as Senate Probes Settlement Deal ...

The inquiry will examine both the $496 million arbitral award in 2022 and the original contracts from 2004.

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Could Africa Leapfrog Other Regions on Legal Technology, Like it Did With Mobile Phones? | Law.co...

Could Africa Leapfrog Other Regions on Legal Technology, Like it Did With Mobile Phones? | Law.co...

Some believe the continent has an opportunity to grow more quickly, in the same way as it did with mobile pho…

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Gabon Takes Over Oil Business, Overrides $1.3B Agreement With French Energy Company | Law.com Int...

Gabon Takes Over Oil Business, Overrides $1.3B Agreement With French Energy Company | Law.com Int...

Lawyers on the deal said the Central African country was within its rights to take over the oil company despi…

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SPECIAL REPORT: How machine shortage slows down Nigeria's fight against TB

SPECIAL REPORT: How machine shortage slows down Nigeria's fight against TB

Nigeria ranks first in Africa and sixth in the world, accounting for about 4.6 per cent of the global tubercu…

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Uganda's 'Lady Justice': The Judge Who Voted Against South Africa at the ICJ | Law.com Internatio...

Uganda's 'Lady Justice': The Judge Who Voted Against South Africa at the ICJ | Law.com Internatio...

I know that this is going to be a tough job and an ultimate test of my personal judicial independence and cou…

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'There won't be enough people left': Africa struggles to stop brain drain of doctors and nurses

'There won't be enough people left': Africa struggles to stop brain drain of doctors and nurses

The exodus of healthcare workers from Nigeria, Ghana and Zimbabwe continues, despite the WHO red list and a r…

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Articles

Africa's Mining Reforms Are Triggering Big Ticket Arbitration Claims—And Big Law Is Taking Sides

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By Alfred Olufemi Verified
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Mining cart in silver, gold, copper mine White & Case, Hogan Lovells, and other firms are lining up behind high-stakes arbitration claims involving African governments as a continent-wide mining crackdown collides with foreign investment. Hogan Lovells London-based partner Markus Burgstaller said the trend is driven by local-content requirements embedded in mining reforms and a broad wave of resource nationalism.
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Why Big Law Can’t Afford to Be Remote in the Gulf Right Now

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By Dario Sabaghi, Alfred Olufemi Verified
| Law.com Verified
Kamran Bajwa, managing partner with Kirkland & Ellis in Riyadh, left, and Waleed Rasrommani, partner with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in Riyadh, right. Courtesy photos Personal relationships and trust have long shaped legal business in the Middle East, but the Iran war is testing those foundations, making face-to-face meetings—particularly in Saudi Arabia—more critical than ever.
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40 Years and Counting: Inside White & Case's South Africa Survival Playbook

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Gary Felthun, White & Case. Courtesy image The lifting of U.S. anti-apartheid sanctions in the mid-1990s opened South Africa to a wave of foreign investment, with global banks entering the market and setting the stage for the arrival of the first international law firm.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

No. My phone most times.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

A lot. CNN first.

Awards

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West African Media Excellence Awards

2021 - Business Reporting

Winner

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ICIR award for Investigative story

2020 - Investigative journalism

First runner-up

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Nigerian Universities Merit Awards

2018 - Best news editor
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Youths Digest Campus Journalism Awards

2019 - Best investigative journalist
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Youth Digest Campus Journalism awards

2018 - Best Editor (online)
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Youth Digest Campus Journalism awards

2018 - Best campus journalist
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